Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| find / can / You / never / your car keys |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| eats / pizza / Mike / often / for dinner |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| she / phoned / twice / Yesterday, / me |
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| day in, day out / shopping / have to go / I |
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| have / every other day / We / soup |
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| some petrol / I travel a lot. I / every other day. / need |
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| hardly ever / eat / I / oranges |
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| what to say / I / never / know |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| is / John / late / often |
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| I / once a month / to the hairdresser's / go / usually |
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| Do / go / ? / every day / to the gym / you |
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| How / often / go / do / to the disco? / you |
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| They / can / never / listen |
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| three times a week / go / to the gym / I |
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| always / asking me questions / She / is |
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| My car / breaks down / several times a year |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| They / some help with the homework / usually / need |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| often / you / feel tired? / Do |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| Can / dress / in green? / always / I |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| listens / rarely / She / when you talk to her |
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| go / once a year / I / to the dentist / usually |
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| go on holiday / My parents / almost never |
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| at home? / usually / Do / you / have lunch |
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| rarely / if you need it / help you / Tom / will |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| ? / win / always / Does / Kevin |
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| to help me / very often / My parents / come |
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| am / in the mornings. / usually / Something is the matter with me. I / very tired |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| She / dresses / very often / in blue |
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| I / saw / it / five times |
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| at 8 a.m. / get up / always / I |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
